rundlet
Americannoun
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an old British measure of capacity, about 15 imperial gallons (68 liters).
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a small cask.
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of rundlet
1350–1400; Middle English rondelet; roundlet
Example Sentences
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“The Knight Chair at UNC-Chapel Hill is endowed in perpetuity,” the director of the foundation’s journalism program, Karen Rundlet, said in an emailed statement.
From Seattle Times
If the ship never passed that way before, the captain is to give a small rundlet of wine, which, if he denies, the mariners may cut off the stern of the vessel.
From Project Gutenberg
Powder, the barrel or rundlet of 7 lbs. goes for a piece.
From Project Gutenberg
Abigail, the eldest daughter, went to her father's sleigh, and taking out a large rundlet, which might contain two or three gallons, poured the contents into a couple of pails.
From Project Gutenberg
I cried to the fellow that had just entered the hold with a handful of biscuits and a little rundlet of burnt wine.
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